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Games That Are Practically Broken — Game Sack

Go to https://expressvpn.com/gamesack to take back your Internet privacy TODAY and find out how you can get 3 months free. Episode 250 — In this episode I look at some titles which are for all intents and purposes, broken in one way or another. These games could have used much more time in the cooker,… Read More »

Left in Japan 11 — Game Sack

Thanks to Audible for sponsoring this episode. Go to http://www.audible.com/gamesack or text gamesack to 500-500 to get your free 30 day trial, one free audiobook, and 2 audible originals. Episode 249 — Continuing to look at some interesting games that were only ever released in Japan, including one game that I should have played a… Read More »

MiSTer Review — Game Sack

Episode 247 — The MiSTer is an FPGA-based device that runs cores for many different platforms. It originates from the MiST project which had an initial goal of creating an FPGA version of the Atari ST computer. Curiously, there is no Atari ST core for the MiSTer at the time this video is being released,… Read More »

Good Modern 2D Games — Game Sack

Episode 246 — Dave’s final episode and he wanted to take a look at some good 2D games that exist for the various modern consoles. So we choose a few that we haven’t talked about before for you to check out! And thanks to Dave for so many years of Game Sack and bringing his… Read More »

The Best and the Worst 2 — Game Sack

Episode 244 — Once again we’re looking at the best game in a series and also the worst game in that same series. Only this time around it’s not just series. ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! — http://www.twitter.com/GameSack ►Instagram! — http://www.instagram.com/gamesackofficial ►The Game Sack Web Site! —… Read More »

The Analogue Mega Sg — Review — Game Sack

Episode 243 — The new FPGA Genesis clone is out and promises to not cut any corners and be as close to the real deal as possible while allowing you to easily play your old cartridges on your HDTV. How does it stack up? ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays —… Read More »

Gaming Pet Peeves! — Game Sack

Episode 242 — Here we discuss (with examples) of things in gaming that really twist our panties in a wad. What are some things that games do that make you angry? ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! — http://www.twitter.com/GameSack ►Instagram! — http://www.instagram.com/gamesackofficial ►The Game Sack Web Site! —… Read More »

The Mini Systems! | NES SNES NeoGeo PlayStation C64 — Game Sack

Episode 241 — Join us as we take a look at several of the «classic» or «mini» systems that you can buy which come preloaded with games such as the Nintendo NES Classic Edition, the Famicom Classic Mini, the Super NES Classic Edition, The Super Famicom Classic Mini, the Neo Geo Mini, the PlayStation Classic,… Read More »

Our Gaming Memories 2 — Game Sack

Episode 240 — Once again we go down memory lane and dig up stuff from the past that somehow pertains to video games! This was a really fun episode to make. Retroware — http://www.retrowaretv.com The Video Game Years full playlist — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N3ZvG3JUTg&list=PLF9787D34045A6C53 Pat the NES Punk Youtube — https://www.youtube.com/user/PatTheNESpunk ►Consider supporting Game Sack on Patreon!… Read More »

Games With Pre-Rendered Graphics — Game Sack

Episode 239 — Beginning in the late 16-bit era and even into the 32-bit era game studios often felt the need to render their characters and whatnot on fancy Silicon Graphics workstations and whatnot, and then digitize the result into the game. The thought was that this made the graphics look better. Do you agree?… Read More »

Our Backlog 4 — Are These Games Any Fun? — Game Sack

Episode 238 — Once again we look into our collections for games we haven’t gotten around to playing yet. And why haven’t we? Well here you’ll see us playing them for the first time and giving our thoughts. ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe):… Read More »

Black Sheep Games — Game Sack

Episode 237 — Some games get a bad reputation simply because people expect so much more from a given series. But are these games really that bad?? ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave — http://www.twitter.com/GameSackDave ►Instagram! — http://www.instagram.com/gamesackofficial ►The Game Sack Web… Read More »

These TV & Movie Games SUCK!! — Game Sack

Episode 236 — It’s always easier to find games based on licensed properties that suck. These are some really bad games. Sit back and let us play them so you don’t have to! ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave — http://www.twitter.com/GameSackDave ►Instagram!… Read More »

SuperHero Games — Game Sack

Episode 233 — Comic book heroes are always popular to try to translate into other forms of media,like movies and, yes, videogames. So we take a look at a few of them here. ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave — http://www.twitter.com/GameSackDave ►Instagram!… Read More »

Scary Games! — Game Sack

Episode 232 — Sometimes you’re just in the mood for a good scare. You can’t get that so you decide to play videogames instead! We take a look at some more games that attempt to scare the player… some of them may even succeed! Boo! Are you scared? ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack… Read More »

Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu — TurboGrafx-16 — Playing with Sacks

Episode 9 — Jackie CHan is an amazing person who’s been in some amazing movies and he’s also the star of this amazing videogame. The NES version is awesome, but this one is that much better! ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave… Read More »

Star Trek Videogames — Game Sack

Episode 231 — There’s been a lot of games based on the various Star Trek franchises over the years. Are any of them any good? We play a bunch of them trying to find something that offers some videogame enjoyment not only for Star Trek fans, but videogame fans in general. With special guest Manu… Read More »

Games That Can’t Decide What They Wanna Be — Game Sack

Episode 230 — Is it a shooter? Is it a platformer? Here are some games that just can’t stick to a single genre. GameHut Youtube channel — https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0g ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave — http://www.twitter.com/GameSackDave ►Instagram! — http://www.instagram.com/gamesackofficial ►The Game Sack… Read More »

Franchise Killers 3 — Game Sack

Episode 229 — More Franchise Killers… games that put a franchise on hold…. and EXTENDED hold, that is! But a couple of these franchises will actually be back pretty soon. ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Shirts and Blu-rays — https://store.screenwavemedia.com/collections/game-sack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave — http://www.twitter.com/GameSackDave ►Instagram! — http://www.instagram.com/gamesackofficial ►The… Read More »

Modern Accessories for Retro Gaming vol 2 — Game Sack

Episode 228 — WE’re back looking at more recent developments you can get to improve, augment, or being your adventures in retro gaming! Terraonion (Super SD System 3) — https://shop.terraonion.com/en/ Analogue Super Nt — https://www.analogue.co/pages/super-nt/ AtGames Sega Genesis Flashback — https://www.atgames.us/products/sega-genesis-flashback Gamecube Action Replay with SD Media Launcher — https://www.codejunkies.com/products/sd-media-launcher__ef000580v.aspx ►Consider supporting us on Patreon!… Read More »

Capcom vs Konami — Game Sack

Episode 227 — Both Konami and Capcom are amazing companies with a history of amazing games. But which one is the best? Let’s find out as we explore many of their games! ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave — http://www.twitter.com/GameSackDave ►Instagram! — http://www.instagram.com/gamesackofficial ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume… Read More »

The WORST Voice Acting in Videogames! — Game Sack

Episode 226 — We track down some of the worst examples of hilariously bad, ridiculous, and outright awful examples of voice acting in gaming. And this is only the beginning! ►Consider supporting us on Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Twitter! Official (run by Joe): http://www.twitter.com/GameSack Dave — http://www.twitter.com/GameSackDave ►Instagram! — http://www.instagram.com/gamesackofficial ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume 2 —… Read More »

Obscure 3D Platformers — Game Sack

Episode 225 — 3D platforming used to be big back in the days of the N64 and PlayStation 2, etc. But some of these you may have missed and they’re worth a play! You could say that they’re hidden gems! Some of them are even a lot more modern than you’d think, but hardly anyone… Read More »

Our Videogame Backlog 3 — Game Sack

Episode 224 — So many games, so little time! So here we go again, playing games for the first time that we’ve owned for quite a while! These are our first impressions! ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume 2 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WVG9HY4/ Volume 1 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0199ITMVG/ ►The Game Sack Web Site! — http://www.gamesack.net ►Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Facebook! —… Read More »

Celebrity Endorsed Games — Game Sack

Episode 223 — Plastering a celebrity’s name on a product helps it sell. Especially sports games, but we’re not talking about sports games here. But are they games that you’ll wanna play after the novelty of the big name wears off? Visit My Life in Gaming on Youtube. Seriously. You suck if you don’t visit… Read More »

Piss Poor Ports 3 — Game Sack

Episode 222 — More games that only remind us of how good the originals are, and how sad you’ll be if you waste your money on any of these! ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume 2 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WVG9HY4/ Volume 1 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0199ITMVG/ ►The Game Sack Web Site! — http://www.gamesack.net ►Patreon! — http://www.patreon.com/gamesack ►Facebook! — http://www.facebook.com/GameSack ►Twitter! Official… Read More »

Games with MASSIVE Replayability — Game Sack

Episode 221 — Some games lend themselves to being pulled down from the shelf played quickly and often. These are some of our favorites as it’s hard not to be in the mood to play these! Wendy: Every Witch Way arrangement by Arcade Haze — https://www.youtube.com/c/SeanFountain ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume 2 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WVG9HY4/ Volume 1… Read More »

The BEST and the WORST! — Game Sack

Episode 219 — Ever wonder what the BEST game in a particular series is? How about the WORST one? Well in this episode we take a few different series and find the best and the worst examples from those series! ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume 2 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WVG9HY4/ Volume 1 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0199ITMVG/ ►The Game Sack Web… Read More »

Short but Fun Games — Game Sack

Episode 218 — Sometimes life doesn’t let you sit down with a game that requires 480 hours of grinding just to get past the first boss. And sometimes you just want a quick game fix on more modern systems. Here’s a few we recommend you check out for those times. ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume 2… Read More »

Spin-Offs — Game Sack

Episode 217 — We’re taking a look at games that were spun off from popular franchises in an effort to milk some more cash out of the IP. But are they any good? Let’s find out together! ►Game Sack Blu-ray! Volume 2 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06WVG9HY4/ Volume 1 — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0199ITMVG/ ►The Game Sack Web Site! — http://www.gamesack.net… Read More »

Joe Edits GAME SACK the MSX Episode LIVE

Here is me editing the MSX episode of Game Sack which was released on March 18 2018. This was originally streamed on January 28 2018. Yes we make these waaaay in advance. This one is pretty casual. source

The MSX — Review — Game Sack

Episode 216 — The MSX line of home computers were popular between 1983 and 1995. In this episode we focus solely on many of the games that were released for the computer. From some of the more popular ones to some of the obscure ones, there’s lots of great stuff to play! ►Game Sack Blu-ray… Read More »